***This online event is hosted on unceded Algonquin territory. This land must be returned to the care of the Algonquin People.
The ICLMG is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. To highlight two decades of advocacy to protect and promote human rights and civil liberties in the context of the “War on Terror,” we are organizing an online panel with many of our past and present colleagues and partners. Join this incredible group of speakers for a wide-ranging discussion and Q&A on the impacts of Canada’s anti-terror actions and the ongoing efforts to protect fundamental rights and freedoms.
Thursday November 3rd from 7 to 9PM ET
Online. Register here to get the zoom link
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PANELISTS
– Roch Tassé, ICLMG National Coordinator from 2002-2015, current member of the ICLMG steering committee
– Maureen Webb, labor lawyer, human rights activist, and author of Illusions of Security: Global Surveillance and Democracy in the Post-9/11 World
– Dominique Peschard, co-chair of the ICLMG steering committee, representative of La Ligue des droits et libertés
– Yavar Hameed, human rights lawyer at Hameed Law in Ottawa
– Monia Mazigh, author, academic and human rights activist. Former ICLMG National Coordinator for 2015-2016.
– Matthew Behrens, freelance writer and social justice advocate co-ordinating Homes not Bombs, Stop Canadian Involvement in Torture and the Campaign to Stop Secret Trials in Canada.
– Roger Clark, former Amnesty International Canada Secretary General and campaigner for justice for Hassan Diab and extradition law reform
– Patricia Poirier, former ICLMG researcher for the report of the Information Clearinghouse on Border Controls and Infringements to Travellers’ Rights
– Khalid Elgazzar, lawyer specializing in National Security Law, Civil Liberties and Human Rights Law, and board member with the National Council of Canadian Muslims
Moderated by Tim McSorley, ICLMG National Coordinator
The panelists will cover issues they have worked on with the ICLMG over the years, including:
The creation of ICLMG in the wake of the Anti-terrorism Act and the War on Terror
Inquiries into the extraordinary rendition of Maher Arar, Abdullah Almalki, Ahmad Abou-Elmaati and Muayyed Nureddin, and their fight for redress
The fight against ever-expanding state surveillance, including the International Campaign against Mass Surveillance and campaigns against dangerous surveillance tools like facial recognition technology
Campaigns against rights-violating legislation that expand the security state, including the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001, the infamous Bill C-51 (2015) and the more recent National Security Act (2017)
How anti-terrorism tools like the terrorist entities list, the No Fly List, and the targeting of Muslim charities undermine humanitarian aid, justice and civil liberties
Islamophobia’s role in the War on Terror, including campaigns against the illegal detention of Khaled Al Qazzaz, Yasser Albaz, Benamar Benatta, and Abousfian Abdelrazik
Draconian border security measures, including the North American Security Perimeter, and the campaign for accountability for the Canada Border Security Agency
And much more!
Les présentations seront en anglais seulement, mais vous pourrez poser vos questions en français si vous le désirez.
The panel will be livestreamed on our Youtube channel and available to watch afterwards. Subscribe and click on the bell to be notified
Please invite your friends and share widely. We hope to see you there!
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As much as we’d prefer to be out of business by now, states have shown incredible zeal and creativity in using and extending counter-terrorism and national security legislation and powers to wider and wider segments of society, so we will keep up the fight!